By Tiernan Ray

Revenue in the three months ended in March rose to $1.024 billion, yielding EPS of 31 cents.

Analysts had been modeling $1.016 billion and 18 cents per share.

The company added over 2 million net domestic subscribers in the quarter, brining its domestic com to 29.17 million. The company added 1.02 international subscribers on a net basis, for a quarter-ending total of 7.14 million.

For the current quarter, the company sees domestic streaming revenue of $665 million to $673 million, and a quarter-ending subscriber count of 29.4 million to 30.05 million, and EPS of 23 cents to 48 cents. At the mid-point, that EPS forecast is above the average 29-cent estimate on the Street.

Netflix did not disclose data or its original programming series, such as “House of Cards,” but it did speak of positive viewer reception and pointed out forthcoming efforts:

On February 1, we premiered all 13 episodes of House of Cards to enormous popular and critical acclaim. The global viewing and high level of engagement with the show increased our confidence in our ability to pick shows Netflix members will embrace and to pick partners skilled at delivering a great series. The high level of viewer satisfaction implies we are able to target the right audience without the benefit of existing broadcast or cable viewing data and the strong viewing across all our markets gives us faith in our ability to create global content brands in a cost-effective, efficient way. Our decision to launch all episodes at once created enormous media and social buzz, reinforcing our brand attribute of giving consumers complete control over how and when they enjoy their entertainment. Some investors worried that the House of Cards fans would take advantage of our free trial, watch the show, and then cancel. However, there was very little free-trial gaming – less than 8,000 people did this – out of millions of free trials in the quarter. On April 19, we launched all 13 episodes of Hemlock Grove, a horror thriller from Eli Roth and we’re very pleased with its early performance. Hemlock Grove was viewed by more members globally in its first weekend than was House of Cards and has been a particular hit among young adults. Up next is the long-awaited and much-anticipated fourth season of comedy cult favorite Arrested Development, with all 15 episodes available on May 26.

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